Ferdinand Braun — A pioneer in wireless technology and electronics

Author

Russer, Peter

Author_Institution

Inst. for High Freq. Eng., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Munich, Germany

fYear

2009

fDate

Sept. 29 2009-Oct. 1 2009

Firstpage

547

Lastpage

554

Abstract

In 1909 Ferdinand Braun and Guglielmo Marconi jointly received the Nobel Prize for their groundbreaking contributions to wireless telegraphy. Beyond numerous important contributions to wireless transmitter and receiver circuit technology Ferdinand Braun has given other epoch-making contributions to electronics and wireless technology, including the discovery of the rectifying properties of a metal-semiconductor junction in 1874, the invention of the cathode ray tube (Braunsche Rohre) in 1897, and precise voltage measurement instruments. He has given the impact to the foundation of “Hartmann & Braun” and “Telefunken” and had a considerable influence on the industrial development of German wireless technology.

Keywords

cathode-ray tubes; integrated circuits; radio receivers; radio transmitters; telegraphy; Braunsche Rohre; Ferdinand Braun; German wireless technology; Guglielmo Marconi; Hartmann & Braun; Telefunken; cathode ray tube; electronics; metal-semiconductor junction; time 1874 year; time 1897 year; time 1909 year; voltage measurement instruments; wireless receiver circuit technology; wireless telegraphy; wireless transmitter circuit technology; Biographies; Cathode ray tubes; Circuits; Computer displays; Conductivity; Electric resistance; Frequency; Microwave technology; Radio transmitters; Telegraphy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2009. EuMC 2009. European

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4748-0

Type

conf

Filename

5296324